Looking for book recommendations, rankings, and “books like…” guides? This hub collects every list-style post on the site in one place, organized so you can find your next read fast.
If you’re trying to read a series in order (instead of looking for recommendations), start with the Books in Order hub and the genre reading-order hubs.
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If you just want a few evergreen “safe bets,” start with these:
- 18 Best Warhammer 40k Books
- 13 Best Star Wars Books
- 23 Best Post Apocalyptic Books
- 15 Best Thriller Books
- 17 Best Science Fiction Books
- 30 Best YA Fantasy Books
Fantasy Lists
Books like… (read-alikes)
- 13 Books Like Game of Thrones
- 10 Books Like Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
- 10 Books Like A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
- 10 Books Like House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
- 10 Books Like From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout
- 10 Books Like Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
- 15 Books Like Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
- 15 Books Like Percy Jackson
Trope/theme lists
Mystery & Thriller Lists
Books like… (read-alikes)
- 17 Books Like The Silent Patient
- 15 Books Like Gone Girl
- 10 Books Like Verity
- 15 Books like One of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus
- 12 Books Like Where the Crawdads Sing
Best-of lists (rankings + starter packs)
- 21 Best Psychological Thriller Books
- 16 Best Mystery Thriller Books
- 15 Best Murder Mystery Books
- 15 Best Thriller Books
- Best Kurt Vonnegut Books According to Him and Popularity
Author starter packs (mystery/thriller)
- 12 Best David Baldacci Books
- 15 Best Michael Connelly Books
- 15 Best John Grisham Books
- 15 Best Tom Clancy Books
- 15 Best James Patterson Books
Romance & Contemporary Lists
Books like… (read-alikes)
- 13 Books Like Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
- 14 Books like The Hating Game
- 15 Books Like The Love Hypothesis
- 14 Books Like It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
- 15 Books Like Red, White, and Royal Blue
- 17 Books like Normal People
- 14 Books Like After
Best-of lists (rankings + starter packs)
- 14 Best Rom-Com Books
- 17 Best Friends to Lovers Books
- 10 Best Colleen Hoover Books
- 15 Best Nora Roberts Books
- 10 Best Nicholas Sparks Books
Science Fiction & Dystopian Lists
Books like… (read-alikes)
- 15 Books Like Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
- 15 Books Like Divergent
- 13 Books Like The Selection by Kiera Cass
- 13 Books Like Scythe by Neal Shusterman
- 20 Books Like 1984
- 15 Books Like Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Best-of lists (rankings + starter packs)
- 17 Best Science Fiction Books
- 25 Best Time Travel Books That Defy Time and Genre
- 23 Best Post Apocalyptic Books
- 20 Best YA Dystopian Novels
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